金山区 2020 学年第二学期质量监控
高三英语试卷
（考试时间 120 分钟，总分 140 分）
2021年4月
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. 5 minutes. 2. A. At school. 3. A. Exciting. 4. A. A bus driver. 5. A. The film to watch.
B. 10 minutes. B. In a shop. B. Well-paid. B. A house agent.
C. 15 minutes. C. In a restaurant. C. Boring. C. A deliveryman.
D. 25 minutes. D. At home. D. Tough. D. A salesperson.
B. The course to attend. D. The option to abandon.
B. He shouldn’t turn down the offer. D. He should be environmentally conscious.
C. The language to learn. 6. A. He should work harder. C. He shouldn’t lose heart. B. Make another copy of her paper. C. Correct some grammatical errors.
7. A. Express her opinions more clearly.
D. Indicate the sources of the quotes in her paper. 8. A. The man doesn’t know if there is such a machine.
B. The machine is on the right side of the entrance. C. The machine may not be functioning properly.
D. The woman can find the machine by following the signs. 9. A. The new shoes are worth a try.
B. He thinks shopping is a waste of money.
C. He doesn’t want to give any comments on the shoes. D. The shoes are not suitable for the woman. 10. A. More doctors should be doing research.
B. He is on the way to becoming a doctor. C. A new medical treatment is available soon. D. He has already tried the new medicine.
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Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and one longer conversation and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Disability.
B. Sickness.
C. Pressure.
D. Unemployment.
12. A. Because he has two kids. C. Because his wife is busy. 13. A. Sharing feelings of anxiety.
B. Because he doesn’t like to work.
D. Because he makes less money than his wife. B. Feeling lonely and short of friends.
C. Facing worries about their self-worth. D. Missing the happy time with former colleagues.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To emphasize the disadvantages of fast fashion.
B. To criticize fashion industry for its fast development. C. To introduce some strategies for choosing daily dress. D. To advocate an environment-friendly concept of clothes. 15. A. The styles of the clothes often change rapidly with the time.
B. The clothes often copy the styles of famous designer brands.
C. A number of unfashionable clothes are burnt or go into landfill.
D. Creating such clothes usually waste a large amount of energy. 16. A. It is regarded as the symbol of fast fashion.
B. It is an agreeable trend in the fashion industry. C. It is very popular thanks to massive productivity. D. It is made by environment-friendly artificial materials. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. The way to get a proper promotion.
B. The reason to set an example for the staff. C. The key elements of a capable supervisor. D. The damage that problem employees may cause.
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18. A. He can’t get along well with others.
B. He is not good at training people. C. He is not familiar with marketing. D. He lacks relevant experience. 19. A. He is good at coaching people.
B. He has worked in different teams. C. He can find potential problem employees. D. He can discipline people without being mean. 20. A. Fully understand his responsibility.
B. Work hard and get along well with others. C. Qualify employees to be ready for changes. D. Understand the values and goals of the company.
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
Pop-up Shops Are Gaining Popularity
The retail business may be suffering in Hong Kong, but pop-up shops have become popular with the brands looking to reconnect with the local consumers.
Although the pop-up is not a new concept, the market is welcoming it with open arms. It (21) ________ (regard) as a testing ground for promoting new products, while offering shoppers a more personalized brand interaction. It is believed that the pop-up effect primarily benefits small retailers and young designers, both of (22) ________ expect to connect with their customers for lack of a physical store. On the other hand, they try to avoid long-term contract.
“As we are a young brand, it’s difficult for customers to find us. We’re (23) ________ (likely) to have a permanent store since the barriers to entry are so high,” says the founder of fashion label PT’A. “With the pop-up, we sell in person and have that one-to-one contact with our customers. We see our sales soar dramatically (24) ________ we do pop-ups.”
It is not just small retailers and young designers that are benefiting. With the market (25)
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________ (shift) from physical retail to e-commerce, online-only brands such as Grana have used pop-up shops as a way to complement their brand. Customers are able to try out the products firsthand, and then shop online at their convenience. Additionally, established brands are also using pop-ups to excite shoppers. Shiseido, for example, once did a pop-up (26) ________ (promote) one of their specific line of lipsticks. It is otherwise difficult to do in their current retail spaces (27) ________ they have to accommodate their entire product line.
While some industry insiders insist that it is a short-term trend (28) ________ (drive) by a bad economy, others see benefits in the long run. Landlords are also changing their minds. In essence, pop-up shops are mutually beneficial to both the landlord and the retailer.
“Personally, I don’t think pop-ups are a passing trend. From what we (29) ________ (learn) from our customers so far, they are always looking for unique products and experiences, exactly (30) ________ that pop-up shops can offer. I believe they will remain an enduring experiential marketing
platform,” says the manager of a small retailer. Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. consumed G. motivate B. assessing H. ranging C. attracted I. encounter D. mirror J. densities E. particularly K. deliberately F. sources
Plastic “Food” Endangering Turtles
Endangered green turtles are confusing plastic for food, according to scientists. Sea turtles
mostly find their food visually, by 31
the color and shape of an object to work out if it is
edible. Some of their favorite foods look like plastic.
“The
Emily Duncan, a postdoctoral researcher in marine conservation commented in a statement:
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of this plastic might include things like black trash bags.”
Researchers studied 34 turtles who had washed up on the beaches of on the eastern
Mediterranean island of Cyprus, and found they were
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to pieces of plastic which looked
like sheets or threads, and were black, clear or green. The team were able to look at the gastrointestinal tracts (胃肠道) of 19 turtles. All of them had eaten plastic,
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from 3 to
183 pieces in total.
Smaller turtles had eaten more plastic than bigger animals. That could be because of their
naivety. The team concluded that green turtles,
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younger individuals, who feed in the
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coastal waters of Cyprus, regularly
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and eat plastic so much that the vast majority of
animals contain some plastic in their gastrointestinal tracts at the time of their death.
The findings food and waste.
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past studies which show other species of turtle get mixed up between
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of plastic are found
The problem doesn’t just affect green turtles. Extremely high
in oceans across the world, leading to all sea turtles, at least 36 percent of sea birds, and many fish species being found to have taken in plastic waste.
Professor Brendan Godley, who leads the Exeter Marine research strategy at the University of Exeter and co-authored the work, commented: “Research like this helps us understand what sea
turtles are eating, and whether certain kinds of plastic are being
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more than others.”
It’s important to know what kinds of plastic might be a particular problem, as well as highlighting issues that can help
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people to continue to work on reducing overall plastic
consumption and pollution.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Gone are the days when big businesses were looked upon by environmentalists as enemies in the fight against global warming.
Just two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Climate
Agreement, more than 900 American firms put their
41 to a “We Are Still In” open letter to
the United Nations. Together, they promise to help reduce America’s carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2025,
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the Paris Climate Agreement.
43 , big businesses have been taking climate change seriously for years now. Alongside
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has been the number of new
energy-efficiency measures, the strongest evidence of their
wind and solar projects that they have been helping to build around the world. IT firms such as Amazon and Google have been using clean energy to power their servers ( 服务器 ). Some
environmentalists now believe that big businesses could become strong
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worldwide spread of renewable energy. “There used to be little action,” says Marty Spitzer of the
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), “Now, I see fundamental 46 being made.”
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from corporate
More recently, this enthusiasm for environmental protection has
headquarters to branches and suppliers, and from developed countries to emerging markets. Take Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, for example. In March 2016, it said that it would require its own operations and those along its billion tons by 2030. This is
48 chain to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one
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to taking 211 million passenger cars off America’s roads 50 by the WWF and other conservation organizations,
for a year. The announcement was
which are helping Walmart’s suppliers work towards this goal. Apple, maker of the iPhone, has said that seven of its biggest global manufacturers have promised to power their Apple-related
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with renewable energy by the end of this year.
According to the WWF, in the United States alone, nearly two dozen of the biggest firms have
committed themselves to becoming 100 percent renewable in the near future. Hervé Touati of the
Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research firm, explains the
52 behind this trend.
Going green improves the companies’ public image and helps attract customers, staff and investors.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer ( 啤酒公司), has lots of young people
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. Many of them take environmental issues seriously. Electricity, used
among its many 54
in the brewing process, amounts to a tenth of its total costs. Last year, the company set out to
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to 100 percent by 2025. “My generation
increase the role of renewables in generating
often takes energy and clean air for granted,” said Tony Milikin, the firm’s chief sustainability officer. “The generation coming up now looks at it totally differently.” 41. A. posters 42. A. for fear of 43. A. In fact 44. A. assessment 45. A. predictors 46. A. changes 47. A. transferred
B. innovations B. by means of B. On average B. commitment B. features B. profits B. ranged B. store
C. names C. in line with C. By contrast C. argument C. cases C. mistakes C. processed C. supply
D. donations D. on account of D. In addition D. attachment D. forces D. differences D. extended D. data
48. A. food
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49. A. opposite 50. A. criticized 51. A. content 52. A. inspirations 53. A. manufacturers 54. A. considerably
B. equivalent B. issued B. accounts B. motivations B. investors B. skillfully B. wind
C. accustomed C. welcomed C. activities C. destinations C. customers C. economically C. water
D. second D. underlined D. production D. functions D. administrators D. occasionally D. power
55. A. heat
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
( A )
Holidays can be enjoyable and relaxing. But sometimes a holiday can change your life completely, which is what happened two years ago to Victoria Smith and Sally Gook.
Victoria Smith, six years ago, was working as a manager at Next, a British chain store. Then she went on holiday to Borneo. “It was a working holiday,” said Victoria, “where you could study the orang-utan in the wild — I have always been interested in apes, so I thought it would be fun. ” The holiday was wonderful, and when Victoria came home she found it very difficult to return to her old life. Although everybody told her she was mad, she decided to go back to university and study biology. Four years later she became a chimpanzee keeper.
For the last two years Victoria has been working at Monkey World, a centre in southwest England that looks after apes which used to be ill-treated. She works long hours, and the pay isn’t very good, but she loves it. “I’m really happy now. Since I started working here I feel that I’ve been doing something important, not just wasting my life.”
Sally Gook wakes up every morning to a deep blue sky and blazing sun. For the last two years she has been living on the tiny Greek island of Lipsi, which is only 16 square kilometers in size and has a population of just 650.
But until a few years ago she lived in London. “I was working for American Express and I had a good social life and earned a lot of money. But I had to get up very early every morning, often in horrible weather, and got a train and the tube to work.”
Then one day she and a friend decided they needed a relaxing holiday, and they came to Lipsi. “I loved it — the people, the mountains, the sun, and the delicious food. Suddenly I knew there was a different life waiting for me here.” A few months later she applied for a job at the travel company which had organized her holiday. Since then she has been living on Lipsi and working as a
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tourist guide. Sally said, “I’ve only been back to London once, and I can’t imagine ever living there again.”
56. “The orang-utan” (in paragraph 2) most probably refers to ____________.
A. a chain store C. a kind of animal
B. a holiday resort D. a zoo for wildlife
57. What can be learned from the passage about Victoria Smith?
A. She hesitated over whether to become a chimpanzee keeper. B. She quit her job as a manager regardless of others’ objection. C. She finally chose to work and live in Borneo. D. She felt it unnecessary to work long hours.
58. Which of the following is TRUE about Sally Gook’s former job?
A. She didn’t earn much. B. She worked as a tourist guide. C. She often went to Greece on business. D. She spent much time on the way to work. 59. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How the two girls’ holidays changed their life. B. Why the two girls preferred to live outside cities. C. How the two girls planned their holidays.
D. Why holidays were enjoyable and relaxing for the two girls.
( B )
It’s easy to assume that a vacation to Bali will cost a small fortune. There are plenty of accommodations, food and local transportation, and even the spas offer massages and treatments at value prices. However, you can easily spend a week or two in Bali for under $2,000, without having to sleep on the beach. Here are a few things to consider when
planning Bali on a budget.
What is the best time to visit Bali on a budget?
If you’re on a budget, consider visiting Bali during the lower, wetter season, which runs from October through March. The crowds will be fewer, and both hotel rates and flights from abroad are often cheaper, except during the holiday period between mid-December and early January, when crowds swell. The only trade-off for the lower prices is the wet season. This time of year isn’t always ideal for sunbathing, and serious rainfall can make outdoor activities, such as whitewater
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rafting and visiting waterfalls and rice terraces, less than appealing. That said, even during rainy season, it doesn’t usually rain all day long. Expect bursts of sunshine between the storms.
Whatisthecheapestwaytoget around Bali?
The absolute cheapest way to get around Bali is by local bus, but it can take a long time. There are also tourist buses, including hop-on, hop-off options, that travel between different hubs across the island. Bali is well-served by taxis, both of the car and motorbike variety, and the prices tend to be affordable by international standards. Most drivers will offer you a fixed rate for full-day hires or to get from point A to point B, rather than using a meter.
Remember to bargain; doing so is particularly easy when a driver is on his own rather than at a
taxi stand.
How much does food cost in Bali?
If you’re into fine dining, you can end up spending a large chunk of your budget on food. Eating at the average restaurant geared towards tourists is the best way to have a meal in Bali on a budget. A good meal should cost you around 100,000 rupiah (around $7), but if you’re willing to subsist mostly off of local specialties such as nasi goreng (fried rice) and eat at local restaurants, you can expect to pay around 30,000 rupiah ($2) to get fed. Best of all, most hotels and guesthouses in Bali come with free breakfast, and many offer heavier options of noodles and meat that may keep you full until lunch.
60. Which of the following situation can be best described by the underlined word trade-off in
paragraph 2?
A. Jack got a reward after he returned the lost bag to its owner.
B. Lily spent much money buying some handicrafts at the local fair. C. Wendy cancelled her trip in order to prevent the spread of the virus. D. Sam was scolded by his parents for what he did in school last night.
61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It’s better for outdoor enthusiasts to visit Bali during the off season.
B. Passengers had better fix the price with drivers before the taxi pulls out from the station.
C. If on a tight budget, one is advised to visit Bali at the end of December every year.
D. It’s relatively economical to eat merely at average restaurants tailored to visitors.
62. In which column of a magazine can you most probably find this passage?
A. City and Transport. C. Nature and Environment.
B. Travel and Recreation.
D. Food and Health. ( C )
Last year, 138,000 San Francisco residents used Airbnb, a popular app designed to connect home renters and travelers. It’s a striking number for a city with a population of about 850,000, and it was enough for Airbnb to win a major victory in local elections, as San Francisco voters struck
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down a debatable rule that would have placed time restrictions and other regulations on short-term rental services.
The company fiercely opposed the measure, Proposition F, with a nearly $10 million advertising campaign. It also contacted its San Franciscan users with messages urging them to vote against Proposition F.
Most people think of Airbnb as a kind of couch-surfing app. The service works for one-night stays on road trips and longer stays in cities, and it often has more competitive pricing than hotels. It’s a textbook example of the “sharing economy”, but not everyone is a fan.
The app has had unintended consequences in San Francisco. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported last year, a significant amount of renting on Airbnb is not in line with the company’s image: middle-class families putting up a spare room to help make ends meet. Some users have taken advantage of the service, using it to turn their multiple properties into vacation rentals or even full-time rentals. Backers of Proposition F argued that this trend takes spaces off the conventional, better-regulated housing market and contributes to rising costs.
“The fact is, widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taking much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods,” said ShareBetter SF, a group that supported Proposition F. Hotel unions have protested the company’s practices in San Francisco and other cities, saying that it creates an illegal hotel system.
San Francisco is in the middle of a long-term, deeply rooted housing crisis that has seen the cost of living explode. Actually, explode is a generous term. The average monthly rent for an apartment is around $4, 000. Located on a narrow outcropping of land overlooking the bay, San Francisco simply doesn’t have enough space to accommodate the massive inflow of young, high-salaried tech employees flocking to Silicon Valley.
As the Los Angeles Times reported, some San Francisco residents supported the measure simply because it seemed like a way to check a big corporation. Opponents of Proposition F countered that the housing crisis runs much deeper, and that passing the rule would have discouraged a popular service while doing little to solve the city’s existing problems. 63. The intention of Proposition F is to _______
A. place time limits in local election. C. strike down a controversial rule.
B. set limits on short-term rental. D. urge users to vote against Airbnb.
64. What is the negative consequence of Airbnb on San Francisco?
A. It shrinks the living space of middle-class families. B. Users are taken advantage of by the service financially. C. It makes the house market more competitive. D. It indirectly leads to high house rental price.
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65. The housing crisis in San Francisco results from _________.
A. explosion of the living cost C. generosity of local enterprises
B. its geographic characteristics D. inflow of migrant population
66. The author’s attitude toward Proposition F is _________.
D. indifferent
A. objective B. supportive C. negative
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.
Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Over the course of five decades their guidelines have become widely accepted worldwide. B. The awareness of animal protection contributes to the decline of the number.
C. Human volunteers must be able to replace monkeys more and more in the next 10 to 20 years. D. New experimental techniques help to push numbers down.
E. Its supporters point to the long list of medical advances made possible with the help of animal research.
F. The number of the animals used in research is still considerable.
Will Experimentation on Animals End?
One of the most debatable issues in science is the use of animals in research. Scientists experiment on animals for different reasons, including basic research to explore how organisms function, investigating potential treatments for human disease, and safety and quality control testing of drugs, devices and other products.
(67) __________ However, opponents believe it is cruel and meaningless, as observations in animals often do not translate directly to humans.
In 1959, William Russell and Rex Burch proposed their “3Rs” guidelines for making the use of animals in scientific research more humane: restrict the use of animals; refine experiments to minimize distress; and replace tests with alternative techniques. (68) __________ Around 29 million animals per year are currently used in experiments in the U.S. and Europeans Union countries. This is less than half the total in the mid-1970s —— a significant drop.
(69) __________ Improvements in imaging methods that offer a look inside the bodies of animals allow scientists to get more and better data from each experiment than before.
For example, researchers previously had to do experiments with multiple mice at different stages of cancer development, but now they can watch the disease develop in a single living animal using a dye. Similarly, as brain-imaging techniques become more advanced, some questions that
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were addressed with experiments in monkeys before may be better answered by looking into the
human brain now. “(70) __________” says Larry Carbone, a senior veterinarian （兽医）at the University of California in San Francisco.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71. The Enduring Power of Print for Learning in A Digital World
Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded
by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. We’ve seen students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks. Given this trend, it might be assumed that students’ familiarity and preference for technology translates into better learning outcomes. But more and more studies show that it’s not always the case. So, there are some lessons that can be conveyed to
us about print’s place in an increasingly digital world.
We all read for many reasons. Sometimes we’re looking for an answer to a very specific question. Other times, we want to browse a newspaper for today’s headlines. As we’re about to pick up an article or text in a printed or digital format, we should keep in mind why we’re reading. There’s likely to be a difference in which medium works best for which purpose.
One of the most consistent findings of the studies is that, for some tasks, medium doesn’t seem to matter. If all students are being asked to do is to understand and remember the big idea of what they’re reading, there’s no benefit in selecting one medium over another. But when the reading assignment demands more engagement or deeper comprehension, students may be better off reading print. Teachers could make students aware that their ability to comprehend the assignment may be influenced by the medium they choose.
In another experiment, researchers were able to create meaningful records of college students based on the way they read and comprehended from printed and digital texts. Among those records, it was found that a select group of undergraduates who actually comprehended better when they moved from print to digital. But they actually read slower when the text was on the computer than when it was in a book. Using this select group as a model, students could possibly be taught or directed to fight the tendency to glide through online texts.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 究竟是什么驱使人类不断地探索外太空？(on earth)
73. 据旅游手册介绍，这个村子因其保存完好的少数民族文化而闻名遐迩。(famous)
74. 如今人们担心的不再是如何填饱肚子，而是如何防止发胖。(not... but...)
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75. 谈及营造学习氛围，培养团队精神和开展师生互动等方面，传统教学的确比网络教学略胜
一筹。(come to)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
76.
假设你是明启中学的学生王磊，你校准备开设名为《劳动与生活》或《机器人编程》
的选修课程，并在校园网征求学生意见，请写一封邮件给校方，内容必须包括： 1．你感兴趣的课程；
2．你期望在这门课程中学到什么；
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3. 为什么想学这些内容。
金山区 2020 学年第二学期质量监控
高三英语试卷参考答案及听力文本
I. Listening Comprehension 1-10 DBDDB CDCDC
11-13 CDB
14-16 DDB
17-20 CDAD
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
21. is regarded 22. whom
26. to promote
27. as
23. less likely
28. driven 24. when/ after 29. have learned 25. shifting 30. something
Section B
31-40
BFCHE
IDJAG
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
41-55 CCABD ADCBC DBCAD Section B
56-59 CBDA
60-62 CDB
63-66 BDDA Section C
67-70 EADC
IV. Summary Writing
71.
Students are given access to e-textbooks and people think technology improves their learning. Unfortunately, it’s not always true. We should learn the following lessons. First, different reading purposes require different reading media. Second, teachers should help students realize that the reading medium may affect their understanding. Finally, students should be taught to read slower on the computer.
V. Translation
72. What on earth motivates humans to keep exploring outer space?
73. According to the travel brochure, the village is famous for its well-preserved minority culture. 74. Nowadays, what people are concerned about is not how to fill their stomachs but how to prevent
themselves from gaining weight.
75. When it comes to creating the learning/study atmosphere, cultivating team spirit, interacting
with students, traditional teaching really has certain advantages over online teaching.
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听力文本:
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: How far away do you live from the university, John?
M: It’s about a 15 minutes’ drive. But during rush hours, it will take another 10 minutes. Q: How long does it take John to go to the university during rush hours? 2. M: Good afternoon, madam. What can I do for you?
W: Yes. My sister is expecting a baby and I want to get her something special. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
3. M: A little bird told me that you got promoted. You must be very excited.
W: Not really. The new office is nice, but the workload has doubled. Q: What does the woman think of her new job?
4. W: How long will it take this sofa to get to my apartment?
M: Well, it all depends. I have to ask our delivering department to confirm it. Q: What is most probably the man?
5. W: Sam, which optional course will you take this semester?
M: Film studies, I guess. But I’ll consider French as an alternative. Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
6. M: You know what, Jenny? The Green Earth Foundation turned down my application!
W: Oh, don’t take it so hard. You can always find another chance to make a difference to the
environment.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: Thanks for taking the time to look at the first draft of my paper.
M: That’s Okay. I’ve marked several pages where you apparently copied some other sources, but didn’t mention where you found it.
Q: According to the man, what will the woman need to do? 8. W: Is there an ATM machine in this department store?
M: Yes, there is. It’s right there on the left side of the entrance. But I remember seeing an “out-of-order” sign on it.
Q: What does the man imply?
9. W: What do you think of my new shoes, Dad？
M: Hmmm... if I were you, I wouldn’t bother to try them on. Q: What does the man mean?
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10. W: Did you read today’s newspaper? I heard there is something about a new miracle drug.
M: I did read an article about medical researchers being on the edge of a major breakthrough. Q: What does the man mean? Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Being a stay-at-home dad now is much more different than it was 10 years ago. It's no longer something new. You can see them all the time. A new study finds that in the U. S. more than two million fathers are staying at home to take care of the house and family. This number is twice that of 25 years ago. In 2012, 16 percent of all parents in the U. S. were stay-at-home dads.
A research shows the number of dads staying at home will continue to grow. In the last 25 years there have been changes. Dads are taking on more responsibilities for taking care of the children. Mothers, however, take on more responsibilities for supporting the family. The research also points out that dads have spent much more hours caring for their kids in the past decades. That is a huge change.
The study finds that disability, sickness and unemployment are among the reasons that fathers stay home. But, some fathers do so simply to spend more time with their children.
Blake Humphreys is a big, strong man. He and his wife have two kids, a 10-year-old son named Aiden and a nine-year-old daughter named Camille. He has been a stay-at-home dad for the past ten years since his son was born. Blake became a stay-at-home parent for the same reason many women do. He made less money than his wife.
When asked about the most difficult part of being a stay-at-home dad, Blake says feeling lonely and short of friends. He really misses the happy time with colleagues at his former job. There is also another problem. Even though the number of stay-at-home fathers is growing in the U.S., stay-at-home dads can still face worries about their self-worth. Blake and other stay-at-home dads expressed their feelings of anxiety. But Blake admits spending time with his children is valuable and he really enjoys it.
Questions:
11. Which reason for fathers’ stay at home is NOT mentioned in the study? 12. Why did Blake become a stay-at-home parent?
13. According to Blake, what is the most difficult part of being a stay-at-home dad?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Choosing what to wear can be a tricky problem, especially if you’re a fashion victim. Trying to keep up with the latest styles involves regular visits to the shops and sometimes spending a lot on expensive designer clothes. But when the fashion changes, these clothes are left in the back of cupboards gathering dust, or just get thrown away.
Many stores now offer cheap “fast fashion”, that is low-price items that copy the styles of more expensive designer brands. Environmentalists are angered by the amount of energy involved in
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making these clothes. And many of them are even made from non-recyclable materials. This means that items are just burnt or go into landfill.
Recently, the fashion industry has led to a new crop of biomaterials. For example, a leather-like substance is made from pineapple leaves. And the root structure of mushrooms is being used to create food, packaging and cloth.
But creating sustainable cloth is only part of the battle, which means buying second hand and fewer clothes are the obvious environmentally friendly choices. An expert advised us not to buy any item of clothing unless we wear it at least three years.
Questions:
14. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
15. Why are environmentalists angry about “fast fashion”? 16. What can we know about the sustainable cloth?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: I got a promotion today as the new supervisor of the Marketing Department.
W: Wow, this is great news! You have a lot of experience with this company. They will be very
helpful to you!
M: I know. However, I have never supervised people before. I’m a little nervous. W: You will do fine. You are a natural leader, and you will lead well. M: You think so, Lucy?
W: I know so. You are always good at coaching people. First, being a supervisor means building a
good team where members work well with each other, right?
M: Right. If members of a team do not understand their own tasks as well as the tasks of their
teammates, it will be a mess.
W: Things will not always run smoothly. There will be problem employees. So you also need to
know how to coach, or even how to discipline, right?
M: Right. This is the worst part of being a supervisor. You need to be strong and wise enough to
cope with problem employees, and even be “mean” enough to discipline them. W: Things will change, and your department needs to be able to adapt to changes, right?
M: Yes, technological changes happen every day. I need to get my employees ready for changes as
well as to stimulate the need for change sometimes.
W: You need to set an example for your employees. Therefore, you should have a good
understanding of your responsibilities, work hard and work well with others, be alert to changes, and what matters most is to understand the values and goals of your company. M: Thanks for the note of confidence, Lucy. W: You are welcome, Tom. Questions：
17. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 18. Why is the man worried about his promotion?
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19. Why does the woman think the man is a natural leader?
20. According to the woman, what is the most important thing the man should do as a team leader?
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